Berkeley Unified School District Considers Adopting a Sustainability Plan
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Why aren't more school districts thinking about these issues? And why is it taking so long?
Metro Bike Share Piloting Electric Assist Bikes in DTLA
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Metro electric assist bike are available now - as part of a three-month pilot in downtown L.A.
Canopies on Market Street
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First two are up... 22 more to come over Market Street BART/Muni subway entrances
Millennials Unhappily Stuck in their Parents’ Transportation System
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In a new survey, Millennials report fairly high dissatisfaction with driving, but they are mostly without alternatives.
Today’s Headlines
|- The upcoming fight over revisiting Prop 13 (Capitol Weekly)
- Autonomous vehicles prevent walkable, livable communities (CityMetric)
- But that’s okay, they won’t be common any time soon (CNET)
- If you drive in L.A., the cops can see your every move (Wired)
- As more votes are counted, more Democrats are winning:
- Harder defeats Denham in Central Valley (AP News)
- Porter overtakes Walters in OC (Orange County Register)
- Except in San Diego, where indicted Hunter beats Campa-Najjar (San Diego Union Tribune) (CNBC)
- Our national infrastructure problem is also a mindset problem (Route Fifty)
- Regulating e-scooters (PEW Trust)
- In NYC, women spend more money getting around town than men (Wired)
- What would a smog-free city look like? (The Guardian)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
At Bike East Bay’s Biketopia, Berkeley Mayor Promises to Pilot a Milvia Street Protected Bike Lane
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Milvia is a top priority in the city's Bike Plan, but construction wasn't slated to begin until 2021. Advocates had asked for something better.
People Who Overcame Homelessness Share Their Stories at Boyle Heights Event
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"I'm no different than you. I want to eat. I want to dance, and I want to go home to a bed and sleep."
Toronto Cleared Cars Off a Major Transit Corridor — And it Worked!
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Once the street was closed to cars, about 20,000 additional streetcar riders materialized practically overnight.
For a More Walkable City, Enlist the Fire Chief
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Rewrite the fire chief’s mandate to optimize public safety, not response times, says Jeff Speck in his new book, "Walkable City Rules."
Today’s Headlines
|- Even with practice, the highway didn’t work for emergency evacuation in Paradise fire (NY Times)
- Leading the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition can be a perilous ride (SF Examiner)
- What the election means for climate change (National Geographic)
- House Climate Change Committee likely to be revived (EcoWatch)
- No West Coast Climate Bloc (Planetizen)
- His focus on the environment may be why Rouda could beat Rohrabacher, Congress’s star climate skeptic (E&E News)
- San Diego needs a lot more charging stations for electric vehicles (San Diego Union Tribune)
- San Diego mayor proposes reforms to city parking requirements (KPBS)
- Head of CARB looks to a future of electric vehicles (San Diego Union Tribune)
- CA, White House set to talk about fuel economy standards (Carscoops)
- Minnesota State College offers first bike-building degree (Bicycling)
- Washington Post answers your scooter questions
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Caltrain Bike Car Easy Pickins for Thieves
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Is Caltrain's bike car policy ringing the proverbial dinner bell for crooks?